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France reels as pensions protests continue
Protesters clash with police officers during a demonstration in Lyon, central France, Thursday, March 23, 2023

ANGRY protests continued in France today against the forcing through of deeply unpopular pension reforms by President Emmanuel Macron last week.

The protests saw trains halted, rows of trucks blocking access to Marseille’s commercial port and debris still littering the Paris streets following the previous day’s massive mass demonstrations.

Authorities say that more than 450 protesters were arrested in Paris and beyond on Thursday as some 300 demonstrations drew more than a million people nationwide to protest against unpopular pension reforms.

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